South Miami is a somewhat small city located in the state of Florida. With a population of 11,744 people and four associated neighborhoods, South Miami is the 198th largest community in Florida.
South Miami home prices are not only among the most expensive in Florida, but South Miami real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.
Also of interest is that South Miami has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 19.70% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.
In South Miami, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 33.27 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. One bright side is that local public transit is widely used, so it may be an option to avoid the headache of driving in the heavy traffic by leaving the car at home and taking transit.
In South Miami, a lot of people use the subway to get to work every day though South Miami is a relatively small city. Those that ride the subway are primarily traveling out of town to good jobs in other cities.
If knowledge is power, South Miami is a pretty powerful place. 56.00% of the adults in South Miami have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns.
The per capita income in South Miami in 2022 was $54,310, which is wealthy relative to Florida and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $217,240 for a family of four. However, South Miami contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
South Miami is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call South Miami home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in South Miami, accounting for 55.35% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of South Miami residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in South Miami include Irish, German, Italian, Brazilian, and English.
In addition, South Miami has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (44.18%).
The most common language spoken in South Miami is Spanish. Other important languages spoken here include English and French.